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| Relative to a two-house legislative body |
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| A grant of money to a state or local government for a general purpose |
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| one usually involving a dispute between two or more private individuals or organizations |
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| holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in politics and religion |
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| Constitutional Commission |
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| a group of experts appointed to a study a state constitution and recommend changes |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| a gathering of citizens elected to consider changing or replacing a constitution |
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| a document that gives a corporation legal status |
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| one in which the state brings charges against a citizen for violating the law |
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| tax on the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of certain items such as gasoline, liquor, or cigarettes |
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| the legal procedure through which a person accused of a crime who has fled to another state is returned to the state where the crime took place |
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| comparison of tax rates around the world is difficult and somewhat subjective |
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| a sentence that requires an offender to stay at home except for certain functions the court permits |
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| a method by which citizens propose a constitutional amendment or a law |
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| Intergovernmental Revenue |
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| revenue distributed by one level of government to another |
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| the power to turn down a particular item in a bill without vetoing the entire bill |
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| the presiding officer of the upper house in some state legislatures |
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| a formal order given by a higher authority |
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| a system of fixed, required terms of imprisonment for certain types of crimes |
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| means by which a prisoner is allowed to serve the rest of a sentence in the community under the supervision of a parole officer |
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| the largest number of votes in an election |
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| tax based on a taxpayer's ability to pay |
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| tax that is assessed at the same rate for everyone |
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| an organization that supplies such necessities as electricity, gas, or telephone services |
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| tax whereby people with lower incomes pay larger portion of their income |
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| a prison program involving shorter sentences in a highly structured environment where offenders participate in work, community service, education, and counseling |
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| program designed to show young offenders how terrible prison life is, by means of brief incarceration followed by supervised release |
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| Unemployment Compensation |
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| payments by a state to workers who lose their jobs |
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| a program in many states whereby the state government provides financial aid to victims of certain crimes |
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| payments by a state to people who are unable to work as a result of job-related injury or ill health |
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